Sch 1Section 61

SCHEDULE 1 Section 61

FORMAL AMENDMENTS OF DEFENCE ACT 1903-1973

1. The following provisions are amended by omitting any number expressed in words that is used, whether with or without the addition of a letter or letters, to identify a section of that Act, or of another Act, and substituting that number expressed in figures:—

Sections 10a(1), 61a(2), 61b(2), 73e, 90(3), 124(1)(gb).

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2. The following provisions are amended by omitting the words “of this Act” and “of this section” (wherever occurring): —

Sections 10a(1), 61b(2), 69(2), 73e, 78(b) and (c), 80b(3), 118a(1), (2) and (4), 124(1)(c) and (t), 124(3).

3. The following provisions are amended by omitting the words “the Commonwealth” (wherever occurring) and substituting the word “Australia”:—

Sections 4 (definitions of “Service Decoration” and “War”), 12, 42a(2), 55, 58, 61a(1)(b), 63(1)(f), 66, 73a(2), 73d(1), 79(1) and (1a), 82(1), 97(c), 109(2), 114, 117, 118a(2) and (4), 122, 124(1)(na), (1)(nb), (1)(nc)(ii) and (2)(b)(i).

4. The following provisions are amended by omitting the words “Naval Forces” (wherever occurring) and substituting the word “Navy”:—

Sections 4 (definition of “sailor”), 61(1)(g), 61b(1), 86(2).

5. The following provisions are amended by omitting the words “Military Forces” (wherever occurring) and substituting the word “Army”:—

Sections 4 (definition of “soldier”, “War Service” and “War Substantive Rank”), 10(1) and (2)(b)(ii), 10a(1), (2), (3) and (7), 10c(2), 16a, 19, 33, 34, 36, 37, 39(5), 40a, 42a, 49, 50c, 54, 55, 57, 61(1)(g), 61b(1), 86(2), 88, 117a, 123a, 123bb, 147(1).

6. The Act is further amended as set out in the following table:—